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." >>> the 102nd annual naacp convention is now under way in las vegas. delegates have mapped out a week-long agenda, the theme of which is "affirming america's promise." a variety of topics and challenges are on the roster, one of which includes the looming debt crisis that has all but gridlocked lawmakers on capitol hill. hillary shelton is the naacp senior vice president for policy, and he joins me now. good day to you. i'm sure you have better weather there than we do here. >> good day. yes. i just flew in from washington, d.c. and it is a lot nicer in los angeles right now. >> i'm sure you stepped off the plane at l.a.x. and got a sigh of relief. but before we get started hillary i want to ask you about some of the topics and the goals at this year's convention. how many differ from past years' gatherings, and are the challenges just as great? >> well, they absolutely are, as a matter of fact. the different obstacles as we talk about things like the debt ceiling, the challenges of african-american males in our society, the issues of health care, of t
." >>> the 102nd annual naacp convention is now under way in las vegas. delegates have mapped out a week-long agenda, the theme of which is "affirming america's promise." a variety of topics and challenges are on the roster, one of which includes the looming debt crisis that has all but gridlocked lawmakers on capitol hill. hillary shelton is the naacp senior vice president for policy, and he joins me now. good day to you. i'm sure you have better weather there than we...
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. >>> at the white house jobs topped the agenda in a meeting between president obama, the naacp and the urban league yesterday. african-american unemployment we've told you this before, more than 16%. national urban league president mark moreel sat in that meeting. what was your message to the president? >> our message was twofold. number one, any debt reduction or deficit reduction deal should not be done on the backs of the most vulnerable citizens. so job training, education, housing and community development programs should not be emass can you latd to get a debt deal. >> did he give you any promises on that. >> he had a great deal of concern and compassion for that. >> concern and compassion, no doubt about that. >> i think there was a commitment on principle. >> not necessarily in reality. >> because there's been so much of a shroud of secrecy over the details of this, quote, deal that's being cooked up, we've got to wait to see the deal before we can determine exactly what our feelings and what our position is going to be. the second thing we emphasize with the president is a nee
. >>> at the white house jobs topped the agenda in a meeting between president obama, the naacp and the urban league yesterday. african-american unemployment we've told you this before, more than 16%. national urban league president mark moreel sat in that meeting. what was your message to the president? >> our message was twofold. number one, any debt reduction or deficit reduction deal should not be done on the backs of the most vulnerable citizens. so job training, education,...
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. >> reporter: this latest news called for the naacp to call for an fbi investigation. >> the best thing that can be done is for an outside independent body to review all of this data, these facts. >> reporter: now we'll take you live to the vigil which is scheduled to start at 6:00. we'll tell you why audio analysis of the shooting may not prove that latest theory. david stevenson, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> breaking news now, officials are addressing the new arrest in the bryan stow beating case. >> the bryan stow case has been given paramount attention and i am proud of the job our detectives have done. the men and women of this department have done to pursue every lead and utilize every single resource at their disposal. like every case, it's been an ongoing investigation. and with new credible information, the case changed course and took a new path. today, thanks to thousands, literally thousands of hours of investigative work and the hard work of an elite, competent group of investigators we can announce the arrest of suspects in this case. the process has worked. chief beck will pr
. >> reporter: this latest news called for the naacp to call for an fbi investigation. >> the best thing that can be done is for an outside independent body to review all of this data, these facts. >> reporter: now we'll take you live to the vigil which is scheduled to start at 6:00. we'll tell you why audio analysis of the shooting may not prove that latest theory. david stevenson, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> breaking news now, officials are addressing the new arrest in...
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. >>> plus, the naacp convention is under way in los angeles. we're going to see which issues will get the top billing at the annual meeting. you're watching "msnbc sunday." i love all the gadgets. check out the backup cam. show me the carfax. oh yeah, can you show me the carfax?
. >>> plus, the naacp convention is under way in los angeles. we're going to see which issues will get the top billing at the annual meeting. you're watching "msnbc sunday." i love all the gadgets. check out the backup cam. show me the carfax. oh yeah, can you show me the carfax?